subdelegate

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word subdelegate. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word subdelegate, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say subdelegate in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word subdelegate you have here. The definition of the word subdelegate will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsubdelegate, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ delegate.

Verb

subdelegate (third-person singular simple present subdelegates, present participle subdelegating, simple past and past participle subdelegated)

  1. (transitive) To delegate (a task already delegated to oneself) to somebody else.
    • 1942, The American Ecclesiastical Review: Volume 107:
      To subdelegate a determinate priest to assist at a specified marriage of those subjects of the Military Vicar who have been placed under your personal charge, excluding entirely, however, the power of again subdelegating.
  2. (transitive) To appoint as a subdelegate or subordinate.

Noun

subdelegate (plural subdelegates)

  1. A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

subdelegate

  1. inflection of subdelegare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

subdelegate f pl

  1. feminine plural of subdelegato